Funding offer

Our funding offer

Access free support to identify potential tree planting opportunities on your land

Hassle-free process to develop bespoke grant award meeting your objectives, drawing down from a range of competitive funding to maximise fit with your needs

We can fund native woodlands, diverse productive woodlands, hedgerows, wood pasture and orchards

Up to 100% costs of Year 1 establishment, up to 15 years of support payments to ensure quality and success

Ability to fund (up to 100%) infrastructure (works access/fencing), public access facilities, community engagement activities and facilities, additional habitat improvements

Our approach

We listen

  • We arrange a visit so you can tell us what you would you like to achieve whether that's creating native woodlands, diverse productive woodlands, hedgerows, wood pasture or orchards.

  • We can fund infrastructure, facilities, community events and engagement.

We design

  • We support you in designing a scheme based on your needs.

  • We offer free support to identify potential tree planting opportunities on your land.

  • Our hassle-free process provides a bespoke grant award to meet your objectives.

  • Working directly with our small team, we can process your application quickly and effortlessly.

We fund

  • We can access flexible funding that is competitive with all existing grants including EWCO (England Woodland Creation Offer).

  • Our funding covers up to 100% costs of tree establishment and up to 15 years of support payments to ensure quality and success.

Why choose Community Forests?

  • One simple grant can include multiple types of planting (hedgerow, woodland, wood pasture)

    Grant award designed to suit your objectives/needs and matched with funding (SFAP)

  • As well as the costs of planting and maintaining trees we can explore funding for fencing, access infrastructure, public access and recreation (seating etc), community engagement activities or events and community outdoor education

  • Simple application process

    One point of contact

    Deal directly with one of our friendly and knowledgeable advisors

  • Our funding can make woodland creation pay to support sustainable income and land management opportunities

    We will match (where possible) other CS/EWCO payment rates

As well as grants that cover up to 100% of costs, your local Community Forest can provide 15 years of support payments.

Am I eligible?

  1. Minimum size of land 0.1 hectares

  2. Are you in our area? Refer to the map

  3. Still not sure if you’re eligible? Contact us to find out more

Get in touch

  • Simple application process

  • Tailored support from one of our small team

  • Competitive and flexible funding

This has been the easiest grant application process we have ever done

Jenny Lee

Park House Farm, Torpenhow

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